ROAD RASH BANDAGE SKIN
It forms a protective "skin-like" layer while the skin underneath grows back. It stays on the wound without needing tape or other adhesives, but it doesn't pull or damage the healing skin when/if you pull it off. The nice thing about tegaderm is that you can stick it on the rash (once it's clean) and then leave it on there. Tegaderm and similar products that are designed for burn victims work great. For large areas, it can be hard to keep the bandage on the wound which is why I recommend other products like Tegaderm. Cover the wound with a clear bandage such as 3m Nexcare Tegaderm (transparent film), OpSite flex grid (you may have to order online), or Duoderm (unfortunately not transparent). You can get gauze that is already impregnated with Neosporin-like things, or you can apply the ointment to the wound and then put regular gauze on top. Less is more when it comes to road rash and cycling battle-wounds. This allows you to think through the situation. Covering a wound with a bandage or your hand is nature’s way of decreasing the pain. The Neosporin that was suggested above and other generic antibiotic ointments help with this this is an economical solution. Before diving into the treatment of road rash, the most important thing to consider after any crash is first to determine the extent of your injuries. Scabbing retards the healing process greatly, and will increase scarring. The main idea is to keep scabs from forming. Examples of hydrocolloidal dressings are Duoderm (ConvaTec, SkiUman, New Jersey) and Cutinova hydro (Beiersdorf, Inc, Norwalk, Connecticut). It will be gooey and ooze, which is nasty but normal. Cover it with a sterile gauze pad and tape.
It’s also helpful to apply a layer of petroleum jelly on top of that to prevent the bandage from sticking to the flesh. These dressings are impermeable to water and bacteria but allow the exudate to evaporate." Apply a layer of triple-antibiotic ointment (like Neosporin) to the entire road rash area. Semipermeable film dressings, such as Bioclusive (Johnson & Johnson, New Brunswick, New Jersey) andTegaderm (3M Company, St Paul), in combination with semiocclusive hydrogels such as Spenco 2nd Skin (Spenco Medical Corp, Waco, Texas). Two basic options fulfill this requirement."
"A moist healing environment is provided by the dressing. The advice I got from my physician (who is a cyclist) is pretty much the same as the advice here on .Īfter a proper cleaning it's recommended to apply an application of a hydrocolloid or semiocclusive hydrogel dressing. The keys to healing and preventing scarring are to keep the wounds clean and moist. He also told me not to use hydrogen peroxide as it damages tissue. The reason being that it only has an affect on the superficial layers of the wound and that infection, if it occurs, will be in the deeper layers and also that topicals are shown to interfere with wound healing. My doctor recommended that I NOT use Neosporin type ointments. There are some newer ideas on road rash healing.